have one's wig snatched

== English == === Etymology === From the jocular image of a person being so shocked by something that their wig falls off. === Verb === have one's wig snatched (third-person singular simple present has one's wig snatched, present participle having one's wig snatched, simple past and past participle had one's wig snatched) (idiomatic, slang) To be shocked or stunned. 2018, Hannah Su, "New Intel on the 'I Am Part of the Resistance' NYT Article", The Spokesman (Princeton Day School), October 2018, page 11: It's been a month since the notorious op-ed was published in "he failing New York Times by an anomynisssss... really an anomynisssss, gutlesssss coward" and had America's wig snatched. 2019, "6. Julia & Laurens, in "Meet Your Mentors!", Pax Mag (Leiden University), Intro Week Edition 2019-2020, page 8: Also, be prepared to have your wig snatched. === References ===